#8220;Just Go With It,” is the perfect Valentine’s Day date movie. Unfortunately, it’s about as cliché as giving a box of candy and flowers to a date. If you’ve already seen the stage play, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” and “Problem Child 2,” then “Just Go With It” will be nothing new. […]
Lifestyles
Cafe Gives Tasty Treats
Jasmine Cafe and Lounge, located between downtown Duval and Adams Street, brings a splash of global flavor to the local market. Restaurant Owner Roger Unger opened the establishment nearly 10 years ago. Unger said his restaurant was one of the first sushi restaurants in the area. Although Jasmine specializes in […]
Rebirth: Vintage Bistro Replaces Cafe Cabernet
The smell of fresh paint fills the space that once held Cafe Cabernet. As it continued in its last years, new and old investors saw it was time to change the restaurant completely. Now, Vintage Bistro and Bar will offer customers different services and foods that were not available at […]
Aaron Arnold: On His Way to Being FAMU’s Next Super Success
Aaron Arnold, a Chicago native and CEO of Music Is My Business, is on his way to becoming the next member of Florida A&M’s extensive list of powerful, successful, alumni. His company, Music Is My Business, works in brand development, producing, writing and creating music as well as music videos. […]
Town Hall Meeting Held on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
A town hall meeting was held on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Feb. 7, focusing on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. “You can’t heal what you won’t reveal,” said statewide minority AIDS coordinator Ronald Henderson. Florida has the third highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the United States, according to Tom Liberti, […]
Exhibit Honors Legacy
Chester Williams says he only has one talent. The sculpture professor in the art department has spent 37 years teaching because art is his one true talent. His students and co-workers, however, feel differently. Assistant Art Professor Noble Sissle said it was Williams who inspired him to pursue a career […]
Money Woes Don’t Dash Hope
Life has a way of testing your faith to see how strong you really are. It’s up to you to get over those tough obstacles. As everyone knows, I’ve been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since last semester while still trying to keep my life together, and I’ve been stressed out more […]
Ed: Don’t Swap Roommates; Just Swap Movies
As I walked into the half empty theater with my friend at my side, I was a little surprised that there weren’t more college students. “The Roommate” is a story about a college freshman who gets roomed with a psychotic, schizophrenic, obsessive maniac. Since we’re all college students in a […]
Prominent Author Encourages Students to ‘Protect Each Other’
FAMU has had 15 registered cases of HIV within the past year. The College of Pharmacy and the Institute of Public Health held its monthly seminar series Thursday evening from noon-1 p.m. Dr. Samuel Frimpong, human services specialist for HIV/AIDS in Duval County, was the guest speaker. The empty auditorium […]
Standing Ovation for ‘Change It Up’
An 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper was taped to the ticket booth window in Tucker Hall with big, bold letters splayed across it, stating: Tickets are sold out. Change it Up II: The Look of Love, a FAMU Essential Theatre Production, had a packed house opening night on […]